Germany
Netherlands
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France
WESTERN EUROPE
GETTING AROUND WESTERN EUROPE
Lufthansa: US ® 800-399-5838; www.lufthansa.com. “Discover Europe available to US travelers on transatlantic Lufthansa flights (3 cities min. 9 max.). US$119 each for the first three cities, US$99 each for additional cities.
Scandinavian Airlines: US ® 800-221-2350; www.scandinavian.net. One-way coupons for travel within Scandinavia or all of Europe. US$75-155, 8 coupons max. Most are available only to transatlantic Scandinavian Airlines passengers, but some United and Lufthansa passengers also qualify.
BY TRAIN
Trains in Western Europe are generally comfortable, convenient, and reasonably swift. Second-class compartments, which seat two to six, are great places to meet fellow travelers. For long trips, make sure you are in the correct car, as trains sometimes split at crossroads. Towns listed in parentheses on European train schedules require a train switch at the town listed immediately before the paren-thesis. For safety tips on train travel, see 18.
You can either buy a railpass, which allows you unlimited travel within a partic ular region for a given period of time, or rely on buying individual point-to-point tickets as you go. Almost all countries give students or youths (usually defined as anyone under 26) direct discounts on regular domestic rail tickets, and many also sell a student or youth card that provides 20-50% off all fares for up to a year.
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